It is rather hypocritcal to call out folks that use motion detection dig cams to scout and area when your out in your boat with what appears to be some state of the art sonar and fish finding electronics on your boat. Why not just troll and hope for the best? Could it be because you want to know there are fish under you while your burning time and gas? No different than a lone hunter with much more limited time and finances using a dig cam to scout an area for potential hunting spot. The electronics on display in your cockpit far and above exceed the camo carbon suits and cover scents.

I would also agree with the other poster that after watching him wildly fling arrows on several shows he is prone to wound more game than I anyday even with a bow myself. And yes those people held that hog for him and watching him “train,” for the hog hunt was ridiculous as well.

Oh one more thing. How does anyone know he has caught more Tuna on rod and reel than anyone else. Is there some official score keeping someplace?

Dont shun the man because he likes it the hard way. pat him on the back for doing it differantly

I’m not rich, so when I spend a small fortune on hunting (gun, ammo, target range, camo, gasoline, time that I could spend earning money to pay bills), it’s pretty important to me to come home with some meat for the freezer. I’ve been hunting for just two years, and as I get better, I’d like to challenge myself more – but not to the point where I consistently come home empty-handed. That’s a luxury I can’t afford.

That said, I like Tred Barta because he’s such a nut, and we need people like that to keep things interesting and to challenge our thinking, even if we don’t agree. I like Ted Nugent for the same reason, even though he’s pretty much the opposite of Tred Barta. At least you know you’re hearing real opinions when they say something – not just infomercials.